JK govt announces 8% increase in dearness allowance

The State Government on Wednesday announced the first dose of 8 percent hike in dearness allowance (DA) for its employees. The enhanced rate of DA would be effective from January 1, 2013, a release from the office of the Chief Minister said. Retired ...

Citing increasing costs of diesel and payment of dearness allowance to its staff, the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) on Tuesday announced that daily bus pass fares will be hiked from May 11. The monthly bus pass rates will go up ...

Chandigarh, May 2 (UNI) Haryana Finance Minister H S Chatha today announced to enhance the rate of Dearness Allowance payable to the State Government employees from existing 72 per cent to 80 per cent and it would be given in cash with effect from ...

Pulled down by higher finance and dearness allowance costs as well as mismatch in cash flows, state-owned BHEL on Monday reported 8 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 6,485 crore for the 2012-13 fiscal. The countrys largest power equipment maker also saw ...

National Mazdoor Conference (NMC) is seeking exemption of Dearness Allowance from the ambit of income tax as DA is directly linked with the price index.

SRINAGAR: Minister for Tourism, Mr. Ghulam Ahmad Mir has called upon the Western countries to allow their citizens to visit Kashmir adding that J&K is as safe as other parts of the World. This appeal was made by the Tourism Minister last evening ...

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The Cabinet decision came a day after the government announced a plan to raise the minimum wage for garment workers, who are paid some of the lowest wages in the world to sew clothing bound for global retailers. Both moves are seen as a direct ...